Baltimore City Directories

What follows is a comprehensive list of Baltimore City Directories, including Business Directories, Stranger’s Guides, Social Registers, Colored Business, Car and Bus, City and Suburbs, and Suburban. Several institutions have microfiche entitled City Directories of the United States for 1752-1860 as well as City Directories of the United States on microfilm for 1861-1930. As the exact edition of the directory isn’t stated for those, a list of institutions that hold those in their collections will be listed down on the bottom of this list, as well as several websites that contain these directories for a fee.

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1858Print copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free LibraryMicrofiche copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland

1864WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1865-1866WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1867-1868WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1868-1869WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1870s

1870WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1871WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1872WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1873WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1874WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1875WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1877WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1878WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1879WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1880s

1880WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1881WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1882WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1883WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1883-1884Sherriff & Taylor’s BusinessPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1884WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1886WoodsElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

Breed’s DirectoryElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland

1893-1894Polk’sElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1894Print copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1895Polk’sPrint copy located at the Baltimore City ArchivesPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1896Print copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1897Polk’sPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1898Print copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1899Polk’sPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1900s

1900Polk’sPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1901Polk’sElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1902Polk’sPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1909-1910BusinessPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland

1910s

1910Print copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

Baltimore Blue Book Social RegisterElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland

1911Print copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1916Polk’sPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

Baltimore Blue Book Social RegisterPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandElectronic copy located on Archive.org

1916-1917Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1917-1918Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1918-1919Polk’sElectronic copy located on Archive.orgPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1919-1920Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1929-1930Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1930s

1930Print copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1935-1936Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1936Polk’sPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1936-1937Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1937Polk’sPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1937-1938Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1938-1939Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1939-1940Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1940s

1940Print copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1940-1941Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1941-1942Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1942Polk’sPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1942-1943Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1943-1944Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1944-1945Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1945-1946Coleman’s Colored BusinessElectronic copy located on Archives of Maryland Online

1950s

1955Polk’s City & SuburbsPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland

1956Polk’sPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1958Polk’sPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1959SuburbanPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland

1960s

1961Polk’sPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

1963Baltimore SuburbanPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland

1964City DirectoryPrint copy located at the Maryland State ArchivesPrint copy available at Hornbake Library North at the University of MarylandPrint copy located at the Libraries Service Center of Johns Hopkin’s Eisenhower Special CollectionsMicrofilm copy located at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

While no specific item level inventory exists, the Maryland Historical Society has all or most of the city directories in print form.

The following institutions hold microfiche of City Directories of the United States 1752-1860:
Baltimore County Public Library

The following institutions hold microfilm of City Directories of the United States 1861-1930:
Baltimore County Public Library

You can also view many of these City Directories through paid subscriptions to Ancestry.com, Fold3.com, and others.